extremists

New program allows Saudi prisoners on path to rehabilitation

Riyadh - Arab Today

A joint program between Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry with Imam Muhammad ibn Saud university celebrated its first batch of student-prisoners. The majority of the students were former extremists but who have rehabilitated themselves while studying under the new program. Eighty-two of them graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sharia and Islamic studies, 25 in business administration, four in economics while three finished theirRead more

Extremists not allowed to promote ideologies at mosques

Alexandria - Arab Today

An Awqaf Ministry official has said that extremists cannot and won't be allowed to promote their ideologies inside mosques. The Awqaf Ministry is the only body responsible for issuing preaching permits, said Dr Abdel Nasser Atyan, the undersecretary in Alexandria. He warned violators that the Ministry is alert to attempts to manipulate minds of trustful people. The Awqaf Ministry isRead more

Algerian military kills five extremists in Bouera

Algeria - Rabea Khreis

Algerian Ministry of Defense issued a statement revealing that the Algerian military managed to prevent a terrorist attack in Bouera governorate, as the military forces killed five extremists on Wednesday during inspecting the area. The military forces found a large amount of weapons and ammunition, saying that the operation comes in the frameworks of the current efforts to fight theRead more

UNESCO condemns murder of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar

Paris - Arab Today

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed indignation at the killing of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar. “I condemn the murder of Nahed Hattar,” declared the Director-General. “This crime constitutes a grave attack on freedom of expression and affects Jordanian society as a whole,” Bokova added in a statement on Monday. Nahed Hattar was shot on 25 September, outside a courtRead more

7 Pakistani extremists found dead after police shootout

Lahore - Arab Today

Seven extremists were killed in a shootout in Pakistan’s wealthy Punjab province as police raided the group suspected of launching attacks on security posts, officials said Sunday. Gunfire erupted between police and 10 suspected militants early Sunday morning in a house where the group was holed up. Police said the seven dead were killed by bullets from their own men.Read more

El-Sisi calls for reforms to counter extremists

Cairo - Arab Today

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who came to power after a bloody crackdown on hard-liners, called on Wednesday for religious reforms to counter extremists in a speech to scholars. El-Sisi has often warned that extremism presents a vital threat to the region, which he suggested lags in development and women’s rights. Not enough work, he added, has been done toRead more

Advance on Fallujah has slowed; Iraq’s Shiite militias want to step in

Washington - MENA

Only a few days ago, the Daesh terrorist group ruled this verdant Iraqi farmland. By Saturday, the area was firmly controlled by powerful Shiite militias, which delivered swift blows to the extremists and severed their supply lines to nearby Fallujah, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. Iraq’s government has ordered the militiamen to stay away from the battle to driveRead more

Jerusalem Mosque guards evict Jewish zealots from shrine

Ramallah - Arab Today

Guards of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem Tuesday chased Jewish extremists out of the compound after they stormed the plaza early Tuesday and tried to hold prayers at the shrine, Islam's third holiest site. Al Aqsa Foundation for Waqf (Islamic endowment) and Heritage said in a statement that the guards were able to evict a group of JewishRead more